India, May 29 -- Growing up in Mumbai's Dharavi in a household where no one spoke English or had studied past the 7th standard, Sumit Gupta faced an uphill battle from the start. Today, he works for an American company, earning a staggering salary of over Rs.2 crore. In an exclusive conversation with Hindustantimes.com, Gupta opened up about his journey. He recalled being mocked for his English and having to rely on loans from relatives to fund his US education. Now a green card holder, he recently bought his parents a house in Kandivali.

"I grew up in Dharavi. The highest level of education anyone in my family had before me was 7th standard. Nobody spoke English. Nobody had ever left the country. We moved to Jogeshwari in the early 2000...